Warning Against New-Time Fanaticism
By Editor
Bro. J. Stowell of Washington, N. H., writes, April 11th:— “Bro. Stephen Smith was out to Bro. N. Mead's to meeting last Sabbath with his new time. He had no angels nor their messages on his chart. He was rather hard and some saucy. I pity him. He says we are all asleep, and our view of the Sanctuary is all a dream.” We are sorry to publish such a sad account of Bro. Smith; but the brethren must be apprised of the evils in their midst. Bro. Smith run into the fog of the spiritual Second Advent, and remained there a few years. It was the clear light of the Sanctuary question that rescued him from that heresy; and in that light he rejoiced for awhile. Then he run into the wild notion that the time had come for the fourth angel, [Rev. xiv, 15,] and caused his brethren many severe trials. They withdrew fellowship from him, and he stood alone about one year; and when he came to the church again with suitable confessions, they forgave him and loved him as before. But, poor man, he has fallen into another snare. The New Time fanaticism is well calculated to take all such. Brethren, stand fast in the truth.—Ed.